Toy pistol



(NovModel.) n I'. L. GORDON.

TOY PISTOL.

No. 404,275. Patented May 28, 1889.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS L. GORDON, OF BUFFALO, NEWv YORK.

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,275, dated May 28,1889.

Serial No. 276,071. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be itknown that L'FRANoIs L. GORDON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and use- -ful Improvements in Toy Pistols; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists in a certain improved construction in toy pistolsfor firing percussion-caps and throwing lire-crackers into the air, allof which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side View of the pistol, with one half ofthe shell removed and showing the parts adjusted for firing. Fig. 2 is asimilar View showing the position of parts after the pistol has beenfired, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detached detailyiews.

Referringto the drawings, the frame of the pistol is cast of metal, intwo pieces or halfshells, a, one of which is shown in the drawings inFigs. l and 2. The half-shells a are recessed to receive the operativeparts and riveted together to form the complete shell a is the front orbarrel portion adapted for the reception of the fire-cracker, as seen inFig. l.

b is a rod or plunger, its front end having the enlarged head b',loosely fitting the bore of the barrel a. Its rear end is enlarged andhas the side lug, b2, which slides in a slot in the frame and on theunder side the shoulder or catch o3. A spiral spring, b4, is interposedbetween the head b of the plunger b and the annular shoulder a2 in thebarrel a.

b4 (see Fig. 3) is a thumb-piece for manipulating the plunger, whichextends outwardly and rides in a slot in the side of the frame.

c is a catch pivoted in the frame, having the arm or extension c',against the under side of which rests the bent spring c2. When theplunger Z) is pulled back, its catch b3 engages with the pivoted catchc, and is held in such engagement by the spring c2, which eX- erts anupward pressure against the arm c of .the catch c, as clearly shown inFig. l.

CZ is the hammer, pivoted at d in the frame and having the enlargedouter end, cl2, adapted to strike in the recess or seat a3, in which thepercussion-cap is placed to be exploded by th-e blow of t-he hammer.

(Z3 is an arm extending out rearwardly from the hammer d, against theunder side of which one end of the spring d4 presses.

d5 is a shoulder or catch on the hammer near the pivot-point.

e is the trigger, pivoted in the frame at c. e2 is an arm or forwardextension adapted to engage with the arm c of the catch c.

c3 is a shoulder or catch for engagement with the catch d5 of the hammerd, and c4 is a rearwardly-extending arm, against which the under side ofthe spring d* presses.

The different parts just described are set for action, as shown in Fig.1, the spring d4 holding the arm e4 of the trigger down against theframe, the catch e3 of the trigger engaging the catch d5 of the hammer,and the arm e2 of the trigger resting over the arm c of the catch c.When the trigger e is pulled back, its arm e2 throws down the arm c ofthe catch c, which is thus disengaged from the catch b3 of the plungerb. The spiral spring??4 throws forward the plunger and forcibly ejectsthe fire-cracker just as it is about to explode. In the meantime theshoulders e3 and d5 of the trigger and hammer are disengaged, allowingthe hammer d to be thrown by the action of spring CZ4 against thepercussion-cap in the recess or seat a3.

It is apparent that the throwing of the iirecracker and the explosion ofthe cap can be done separately or simultaneously at pleasure.

Another feature is provided at the buttend of the pistol for explodingcaps, consisting of the holder f, pivoted by means of its lugs j" in theframe. f2 is its enlarged end, adapted to rest in the recessed portiona4 of the butt of the pistol. Its other end, f3, has resting upon itsupper grooved side'the end of a spring, g, which holds the enlarged endf2 against the butt-end of the pistol-frame. Its operation is asfollows: The end f3 is pressed in toward the frame, thus throwing outthe end f2, when a percussion-cap is placed IOO in the rece d portion(t4 of the butt. The portion fis then allowed to npring' down gentlyupon the cap, holding it in the recess It. The pistol then being graspedby its borrel end isstruek upon itsbutt-endagaiinst any hard surface,and the @op is exploded.

l. In atoy pistol, the combination, with the Spring-pressed plunger I),having a C21-teli, b3, of the pivoted lever o, having :L catch to engagethe saine, and L reerworally-extending wiring-pressed 2mn, end thetrigger (2, having the extension c?, which. engages said arm and holdsthe catch in engagement with the plu nger, Substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In n` toypistol, the Coinbinz'ttion, with the lVitnesses:

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